[The suit and tie happen to be what Erik arrived with himself, attire from a party he'd been in attendance at before mysteriously ending up here. It's fortunate that his being a vampire causes him to neither sweat nor soil his clothes as easily since he's been stuck in the same thing for several days now.

Erik's skin, when he takes the offered handshake, is cold as the grave. But his smile is warm if a touch rueful at that comment about titles.]

I am discovering that rapidly. If you would like to share it with me, for my reference, I will of course be happy to know your full title. But if we wish to dispense with formality, then you can know me as Erik.